Bone Machine

TOM WAITS – Masterpiece ‘BONE MACHINE’ Released 30 Years Ago Today

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Back in time

8 September 2022

Artist: TOM WAITS (72)
Album: BONE MACHINE – 11th LP
Released: 8 September 1992 – 30 years ago today

Rolling Stone Magazine: “Bone Machine, his first full-length studio album since Frank’s Wild Years (1987), continues observing a world of deathly mysteries, half-baked gospel truths and secular ambitions. His drunken bluster to the fore, Waits tramples melodies with an ear for twisting clichés. The music matches Waits’s hollers with plenty of upright bass, late-night piano and over-the-top percussion… Throughout the album lonesome travelers and restless strangers battle their lives with drink, religion and the active search for somewhere better than here… Albums this rich with spiritual longing prove the validity of that effort, no matter the odds.” Score: 4/5.

TUTV: One of Waits’ best, if not THE best. I wonder if he still doesn’t want to grow up.

Stream ‘Bone Machine’ via Spotify.

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TOM WAITS: Bio – Discography

Amazing Album Artwork Of 5 LPs Turning 30 in 2022

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Five eye-catching front covers of LPs turning 30 in 2022

1. Vulgar Display of Power by PANTERA

The LP’s title is taken from a line of 1973 horror classic The Exorcist. The picture is by photographer Brad Guice. The band wanted “something vulgar, like a dude getting punched”.

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2. Going Blank Again by RIDE

Cover artwork by British artist Christopher Gunson. He has written and illustrated
many children’s books, including the award-winning Over On The Farm.

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3. Bone Machine by TOM WAITS

The cover photo is by Bob Dylan‘s son Jesse. The concept was created by him and Waits.

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4. Rage Against The Machine by RAGTM

The cover picture is by journalist/photographer Malcolm Browne. It shows the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, in Saigon in 1963.
The monk was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm‘s administration for oppressing
the Buddhist religion.

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5. Amused To Death by ROGER WATERS

The LP’s artwork features a chimpanzee watching television in reference to
Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Waters: “the ape is symbol for anyone who’s
been sitting with his mouth open in front of the network and cable news.”

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